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Garrett McCraw won the week before last’s Ledger ‘Pick ‘em’ contest He was one of five who missed only one game but was the closest on the tiebreaker. The last...

OCTOBER CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR OCTOBER 2025

Teacher vacancies, departures down for 2025-’26 school year

School districts reported a 32% decrease in teacher vacancies this year as higher teacher salaries helped improve retention in the state’s teaching profession. School districts reported 706 teacher vacancies to...

Company announces relocation to Blacksburg

When it comes to economic development, Cherokee County is ending the year with a bang. PAX Industries, a long-established provider of warehousing and logistics services, has announced its relocation Blacksburg....

Commissioners to be sworn in

There will be a couple of new faces on the Board of Public Works Commission this meeting. Tracy McDaniel and Jeff Stocks will be sworn into office at Tuesday’s 9...

Signing on the dotted line…

Signing on the dotted line…

Gaffney High student athletes will put pen to paper Wednesday. Eight Gaffney students will sign with colleges to continue their sports career at a 10 a.m. ceremony at the school....

Lady Indians open season minus a key player

Lady Indians open season minus a key player

It’s not often that two ranked teams meet twice early in the non-region portion of the schedule. But that will happen on Tuesday when the No. 3 ranked Class 5A...

Tigers finish season strong with win over rival Carolina

Cade Klubnik threw for 268 yards and ran for a touchdown, cornerback Ricardo Jones had two interceptions including one for a score, and Clemson closed a disappointing season with its...

Lady Indians named co-champs at Thanksgiving holiday tournament

Lady Indians named co-champs at Thanksgiving holiday tournament

Gaffney High girls basketball players feasted on the competition in the Lady Raider Invitational in Greenville. Gaffney and Dorman both finished 3-0 and were named cochampions in the 16-team Thanksgiving...